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Two individuals who found classified documents in a Florida storage facility for former President Donald Trump have testified before a federal grand jury in Washington as part of an investigation into Trump's handling of national security records. This follows an FBI raid of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last October, during which scores of sensitive documents were retrieved. The details of the two individuals' testimonies remain unknown.
Former Vice President Mike Pence has taken responsibility for classified documents being found in his Indiana home, which sources say include briefings from foreign trips and notebooks written by President Joe Biden during his time as vice president. The FBI is currently investigating the matter, and it remains to be seen what consequences Pence will face and what will happen to the documents themselves.
The FBI has taken down the website of the notorious Hive ransomware group, which has extorted over $100 million from 1,300 companies worldwide. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department had dismantled the international ransomware network, following a hospital attack in October. The FBI is urging organizations to take steps to protect themselves from ransomware, and encouraging victims to report attacks to law enforcement.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has formed a new House subcommittee, led by Rep. Jim Jordan, to investigate the Justice Department, FBI, and other "Deep State" players. This move has been met with criticism from both sides of the aisle, and McCarthy has also threatened to deny Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. It remains to be seen whether McCarthy will be successful in his efforts, and how the subcommittee's investigations will unfold in the coming months.
Former Vice President Mike Pence has been the subject of much scrutiny after classified documents were discovered in his home in Indiana. Senator Ted Cruz has called for the FBI to search the University of Delaware archives and Hunter Biden’s home and business address, while also defending Pence as a “good friend and a good man”. The documents have been a source of embarrassment for Pence, who has been subject to mockery and accusations of hypocrisy, and speculation that he has clear designs on Biden’s job.
Mike Pence recently asked an attorney to review four boxes of documents stored in his Indiana home, which revealed around a dozen classified documents. These documents were promptly turned over to the FBI, and Pence denied taking any classified documents when asked in Iowa. The FBI is now investigating the documents to determine their origin and if any laws were broken.
Mike Pence's lawyer has discovered a small number of documents marked as classified at Pence's Indiana home and has turned them over to the FBI. The documents were discovered last week and the FBI is now investigating the matter. It is not yet clear what the documents contain or why they were at Pence's home.